The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Nov. 27, 1941 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool set about distributing petitions across the province that called on the dominion government to meet farmers’ agricultural policy […] Read more
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From the Archives: Manitoba’s hog moratorium introduced a decade ago
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Nov. 20, 1941 John MacNicol, a Conservative MP from Toronto, argued in the House of Commons for the speedy development of the Athabaska tar […] Read more
From the Archives: CWB to send first grain shipment through U.S. terminal
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Nov. 13, 1941 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool decided to send a 400 to 500 strong delegation to Ottawa by train to demand government action to […] Read more
From the Archives: SWP director proposes merger with Manitoba Pool Elevators
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Nov. 6, 1941 Saskatchewan Attorney General J.W. Estey said the province’s creditor protection legislation was working. Most farmers were successfully completing agreements with their […] Read more
From the Archives: Loblaw spices up grocery shopping
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 30, 1941 Ottawa increased its acreage bonus for prairie farmers by 75 cents an acre. The bonus would be paid on only half […] Read more
From the Archives: Struggling farm group asks co-ops for help
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 23, 1941 Wage and price controls announced by the dominion government included an extension of the cost-of-living bonus policy for wage earners and […] Read more
From the Archives: Consumers blamed for rising food costs
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 16, 1941 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was organizing 160 mass meetings across the province in support of its demands to Ottawa on how to […] Read more
From the Archives: Supply management sector rallied during trade talks
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 9, 1941 Senior officials of the three prairie wheat pools met in Winnipeg to support the four-point agriculture program that their organizations had […] Read more
From the Archives: Sask Pool estimated crop of 560 million bu.
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 2, 1941 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool president J.H. Wesson urged the province’s weekly newspapers to support the crusade to get a better deal for […] Read more
From the Archives: FCC headquarters moved from Ottawa to Regina
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Sept. 25, 1941 More than 16,000 farmers attended 16 rallies organized by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool to demand a new deal for agriculture from the […] Read more
